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joining us thousand is democratic congressman elijah cummings, the oversight committee's ranking democrat. >> good to be with you. >> chairman issa's document dump included disclosures about a fee meal human rights activists, a ben ghazi port manager and a militia commander providing information. >> is he happy to expose these individuals to threats, perhaps even death, to provide fodder for mitt romney's debate performance this evening? >> i believe there's no other way of seeing this, martin. i have said constantly that this kind of event that happened to our ambassador deserves a very careful investigation and one that's bipartisan, and clearly what happened here is mr. issa rushed to do a hearing a few days ago, and then he rushed to get these documents out, even jeopardizing our relationships with other governments, jeopardizing libyans who had been cooperating with us, putting their lives in danger. just so that he could provide mr. romney with some talking points for tonight's debate. that's what this is all about. he's rushing -- basically in his letter to the president, by the wa
joining us thousand is democratic congressman elijah cummings, the oversight committee's ranking democrat. >> good to be with you. >> chairman issa's document dump included disclosures about a fee meal human rights activists, a ben ghazi port manager and a militia commander providing information. >> is he happy to expose these individuals to threats, perhaps even death, to provide fodder for mitt romney's debate performance this evening? >> i believe there's no other way...
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bad obama administration you messed up and then you hear from congressman cummings he sort of went into details of the rules that were broken he says documents were withheld from the rest of the committee by republicans on the committee he said you know interview testimony was not shared with them he said that they were invited to go on this fact finding mission let me ask you as i mean did you get the sense that politics was definitely at play here today i mean absolutely you saw where we just heard the chairman there really going after the administration for basically all these security failures you had a lot of people coming out and saying you know what this is this is big knowledge that this has been politicized and we had members of congress coming out saying that this is not something that should be politicized where twenty seven days before the election that this is a bipartisan issue and this is our country first but as you know we're twenty seven days before an election so i it's not exactly that exactly will not be what i mean dude does politics you know being at play get in t
bad obama administration you messed up and then you hear from congressman cummings he sort of went into details of the rules that were broken he says documents were withheld from the rest of the committee by republicans on the committee he said you know interview testimony was not shared with them he said that they were invited to go on this fact finding mission let me ask you as i mean did you get the sense that politics was definitely at play here today i mean absolutely you saw where we just...
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nordstrom. >> good morning, chairman is, ranking member cummings rand other diingud memof t cote my iic st an cnt s a special supervisory special agent with the u.s. department of state's bureau of diplomatic security. i joined the department in april 1998 and have served in domestic andverss shond. hra, etopia, new delhi, india, and most recently as regional security officer at the u.s. embassy i tripoli, libya. a position i held from september 21st, 20,ntil hegicu ficer or rso at the u.s. embassy in tripoli i served as the principle advisor to ambassadors creditsnd stevens on security and law enforcement matters. i' hre ttoro iminpo our en optr 11t, 2012. including the murders of ambaador stevens, sean smith, glen doherty, and tyrone woods. i had the pleasure of working with ambasr stens ngi d eat me lobaador stevens is not only tragic for his family and sad for our country but his dea will prove to be a devastate loss for libya, struggling to recover from its recent civil w il i wke ndce tamilies of these four patriots who gave their lives in the service of their country. many of us
nordstrom. >> good morning, chairman is, ranking member cummings rand other diingud memof t cote my iic st an cnt s a special supervisory special agent with the u.s. department of state's bureau of diplomatic security. i joined the department in april 1998 and have served in domestic andverss shond. hra, etopia, new delhi, india, and most recently as regional security officer at the u.s. embassy i tripoli, libya. a position i held from september 21st, 20,ntil hegicu ficer or rso at the...
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nordstrom. >> good morning, chairman issa, ranking member cummings rand other distinguished members of the committee. my name is eric nordstrom and i currently serve as a special supervisory special agent with the u.s. department of state's bureau of diplomatic security. i joined the department in april 1998 and have served in domestic and overseas posings including washington, d.c., honduras, ethiopia, new delhi, india, and most recently as regional security officer at the u.s. embassy in tripoli, libya. a position i held from september 21st, 2011, until july 26, 2012. as the regional security officer or rso at the u.s. embassy in tripoli i served as the principle advisor to ambassadors credits and stevens on security and law enforcement matters. i'm here today to provide testimony in support of your inquiry into the tragic events of september 11th, 2012. including the murders of ambassador stevens, sean smith, glen doherty, and tyrone woods. i had the pleasure of working with ambassador stevens during the final months of my tour in libya and would echo what many are saying. the loss
nordstrom. >> good morning, chairman issa, ranking member cummings rand other distinguished members of the committee. my name is eric nordstrom and i currently serve as a special supervisory special agent with the u.s. department of state's bureau of diplomatic security. i joined the department in april 1998 and have served in domestic and overseas posings including washington, d.c., honduras, ethiopia, new delhi, india, and most recently as regional security officer at the u.s. embassy...
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from ryan ross cummings, romney's flip on policies threw off obama, period. ady for a taste of what's hot? check out the latest collection of snacks from lean cuisine. creamy spinach artichoke dip, crispy garlic chicken spring rolls. they're this season's must-have accessory. lean cuisine. be culinary chic. >>> governor romney's central economic plan calls for a $5 trillion tax cut. >> i'm not in favor of a $5 trillion tax cut. that's not my plan. >> i put forward a specific $4 trillion deficit reduction plan. >> if you're re-elected we'll get to a trillion dollar debt. >> 77 government programs. >> 700,000 jobs. >> $4 billion a year. >> so facts and figures were tossed around in last night's presidential debates like balloons at a convention. when you pick apart statements, separate fact from fiction, will some balloons burst. >>> "the washington post" put some late night last night facts and big claims under the microsco microscope. over night a lot of people were working on finding out and digging deeper the facts there. so let's talk about the very first
from ryan ross cummings, romney's flip on policies threw off obama, period. ady for a taste of what's hot? check out the latest collection of snacks from lean cuisine. creamy spinach artichoke dip, crispy garlic chicken spring rolls. they're this season's must-have accessory. lean cuisine. be culinary chic. >>> governor romney's central economic plan calls for a $5 trillion tax cut. >> i'm not in favor of a $5 trillion tax cut. that's not my plan. >> i put forward a...
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elijah cummings is the ranking member on that same committee said what mr. issa has put out there was contradictory information. there was testimony. by various people that he tried to put out one side that had been contradicted by others. that's not the kind of information or the kind of unity we need when we're trying to figure out what took place in benghazi as the president is trying to do. the president is giving information as he receives it and as accurate as he receives it. there is no reason, stephanie there's no reason in the world that the president of the united states, that the secretary of state or anybody in the president's administration would have to try to lie or say anything different about what took place. we're all -- everybody who -- every american should be all -- hurt and devastated by the loss of lives that we had in benghazi and all of us should want to be patient and get the truth and then go after those individualsú that committed those horrendous acts against us. that's what wreshed be as americans. not politicizing the issue. n
elijah cummings is the ranking member on that same committee said what mr. issa has put out there was contradictory information. there was testimony. by various people that he tried to put out one side that had been contradicted by others. that's not the kind of information or the kind of unity we need when we're trying to figure out what took place in benghazi as the president is trying to do. the president is giving information as he receives it and as accurate as he receives it. there is no...
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there's been criticism he didn't work with congressman cummings, he didn't notify the state department, didn't notify the white house. doesn't that give the impression that at least some in congress are politicizing this? >> if we're talking about politicizing it, no one has leaked more than this administration. to selectively leak yesterday that there may be secret talks going on with iran -- >> they deny that they were responsible -- >> who else would have done it? certainly wasn't the iranians that did it. wasn't the israelis. the only one it could have been was the administration. this is a whole pattern they've had. as far as darrell issa, he performed a real service with this hearing as to what should have been redacted or not, i will let chairman issa handle that. he's done an outstanding job on this from the start. as far as politicizing, you have mike rogers coming up next, he and i have stood by the president on a number of foreign policy issues including the killing of bin laden. we don't take partisan shots. i wouldn't have jumped into this as quickly as i did, in fact, whe
there's been criticism he didn't work with congressman cummings, he didn't notify the state department, didn't notify the white house. doesn't that give the impression that at least some in congress are politicizing this? >> if we're talking about politicizing it, no one has leaked more than this administration. to selectively leak yesterday that there may be secret talks going on with iran -- >> they deny that they were responsible -- >> who else would have done it? certainly...
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cummings. mr. cummings: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-b of house resolution 788, the house stands adjourned until 11:00 a.m. on tuesday, october 9, 2012. mr. cummings: mr. speaker, parliamentary inquiry. >> the house gambling in and out for a brief for forma session, another pro forma session coming up on tuesday. you saw elijah cummings of maryland time to get the speaker pro tem's attention and the session gaveled out. a reminder, the cameras in the house are controlled by the house, and not c-span. last week, democrats remained on the floor to call republicans back to finish up work in the house. if you want to follow some of the action that may continue on the house floor, we recommend twitter.com/cspan, as we have some producers among other reporters looking at what is happening. the september job numbers
cummings. mr. cummings: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-b of house resolution 788, the house stands adjourned until 11:00 a.m. on tuesday, october 9, 2012. mr. cummings: mr. speaker, parliamentary inquiry. >> the house gambling in and out for a brief for forma session, another pro forma session coming...
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cummings. >> thank you, mr. chairman. let me be clear. we do grieve the loss of our fellow countrymen. it's not just your side of the aisle, mr. chairman. is this side of the aisle and our entire country. we grieve the loss of ambassador christopher smith, sean smith, glen doherty, and tyrone woods. i believe we should conduct a thorough and responsible investigation into the attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi. we need to carefully, very carefully, investigate allegations that have been made over the past week. and we need to run them to the ground before we jump to conclusions. we should not be about the business of drawing conclusions and then looking for the facts. let me start by thanking secretary clinton and the state department for cooperating fully with this committee. they agreed to all of our witness requests. they offered additional witnesses beyond those requested. they promptly organized interviews with the department officials. they have been collecting documents saw by the committee. today there are several specific all
cummings. >> thank you, mr. chairman. let me be clear. we do grieve the loss of our fellow countrymen. it's not just your side of the aisle, mr. chairman. is this side of the aisle and our entire country. we grieve the loss of ambassador christopher smith, sean smith, glen doherty, and tyrone woods. i believe we should conduct a thorough and responsible investigation into the attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi. we need to carefully, very carefully, investigate allegations that have...
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congressman cummings asked him to sit for a questioning and information. but he denied in this letter that says he wants to keep it outside of the realm of politics and that he is cooperating in their investigation of irregularities there. >> it was very upsetting to me and to the members of our committee on the democratic side. and we're very upset about it. >> why? >> it's very unusual for us to have someone we are investigating to say i am not going to cooperate with you, i'll not going to provide documents, i will not appear. >> he has talked to fox news where he defended his company's voter registration efforts. >> what they will find is that our company had an effort of quality control. when we found them, we fired them immediately, and we have a long paper trail. and those cheating the system were fired and turned over for prosecution. >> democrats have complained about sproul for awhile. >>> joe, thanks very much, and joe has an excellent new documentary calls "voters in america, who counts." we're standing by to hear both of the republican preside
congressman cummings asked him to sit for a questioning and information. but he denied in this letter that says he wants to keep it outside of the realm of politics and that he is cooperating in their investigation of irregularities there. >> it was very upsetting to me and to the members of our committee on the democratic side. and we're very upset about it. >> why? >> it's very unusual for us to have someone we are investigating to say i am not going to cooperate with you,...
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the committee led by republican darrell issa with ranking member cummings was briefed by nordstrom who confirmed 13 threats against the u.s. consulate in the six months before the terrorist attack and that the mission made repeated requests for extra security. this notice will be published by the state department about his internal investigation into the attack known as accountability review board or arb. it reads in part, quote, the board will submit its conclusions and recommendations to secretary clinton within 60 days of its first meeting, unless the chair determines a need for additional time. in simple terms, no time limit. do not expect anything before the election. now more than three weeks after the attack, the consulate in benghazi is still not secure. according to a "washington post" reporter on the ground in benghazi, sensitive documents, including the personnel files and records outlining efforts to rounds up loose weapons in libya can be found in plain sight. a republican on the house government oversight committee is criticizing the administration's state of of reliance
the committee led by republican darrell issa with ranking member cummings was briefed by nordstrom who confirmed 13 threats against the u.s. consulate in the six months before the terrorist attack and that the mission made repeated requests for extra security. this notice will be published by the state department about his internal investigation into the attack known as accountability review board or arb. it reads in part, quote, the board will submit its conclusions and recommendations to...
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as i tell my friends, there are centers of excellence the virtual, flat, unem cum bert the. -- they seamlessly communicate sharing recipe, tactics, procedures, and i think the way they communicate their command and control system is a huge strategic advantage for them. and we see the proliferation of techniques across the various networks. the explosively formed penetrators the projell tile we used -- we saw in iraq we see have seen them in the gaza strip and seen them start to appear in somalia. vehicle born id. originate in the middle east. we have seen mexico as drug cartels use them to target each other than. the female suicide bombers. we think originally originated with the tigers we have seen them of course across the middle east. southern europe, somalia, nigeria, russia, and as we see in afghanistan. i like to say that while we in the military u.s. military marched to the sound of the guns, these threat networks march to the signs of instability and take the ied with them. we must address the networking. it is a critical enabler to attack the networks. now, let's also discuss the devi
as i tell my friends, there are centers of excellence the virtual, flat, unem cum bert the. -- they seamlessly communicate sharing recipe, tactics, procedures, and i think the way they communicate their command and control system is a huge strategic advantage for them. and we see the proliferation of techniques across the various networks. the explosively formed penetrators the projell tile we used -- we saw in iraq we see have seen them in the gaza strip and seen them start to appear in...
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cummings. >> thank you, mr. chairman. let me be clear. we do grieve the loss of our fellow countrymen. the not just your side of aisle, mr. chairman. is this side of the aisle and our entire country. we grieve the loss of ambassador christopher smith, sean smith, glen doherty, and tyrone woods. i believe we should conduct a thorough and responsible investigation into the attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi. we need to carefully, very carefully, investigate allegations that have been made over the past week. and we need to run them to the ground before we jump to conclusions. we should not be about the business of drawing conclusions and then looking for the facts. let me start by thanking secretary clinton and the state department for cooperating fully with this committee. they agreed to all of our witness requests. they offered additional witnesses beyond those requested. they promptly organized interviews with the department officials. they have been collecting documents saw by the committee. today there are several specific allegati
cummings. >> thank you, mr. chairman. let me be clear. we do grieve the loss of our fellow countrymen. the not just your side of aisle, mr. chairman. is this side of the aisle and our entire country. we grieve the loss of ambassador christopher smith, sean smith, glen doherty, and tyrone woods. i believe we should conduct a thorough and responsible investigation into the attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi. we need to carefully, very carefully, investigate allegations that have been...